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AIDS dementia complex with generalized myoclonus

J Maher1, S Choudhri, W Halliday

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.

Movement Disorders : Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society
|July 1, 1997
PubMed
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Generalized myoclonus can occur in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia complex. This symptom persisted until death in three patients, suggesting a link between AIDS dementia and myoclonic dementia.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Focal and segmental myoclonus are known complications of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
  • Generalized myoclonus has not been previously described in association with HIV infection.